By addressing gaps in certain specialties and leveraging the growing interest in key areas, Puerto Rico can ensure a steady pipeline of healthcare providers to serve its diverse population, the study showed. #NewsismyBusiness
Equiply.io’s technology is designed to help hospitals make smarter investments in medical equipment and manage and optimize this equipment more effectively. #NewsismyBusiness
Following a competitive process under the Infrastructure Mitigation Program’s Health Care Strengthening Reserve, 38 projects out of 248 proposals were selected. #NewsismyBusiness
The tool gathers data from 42 hospitals.
Gov. Wanda Vázquez confirmed the distribution of $108.9 million to Puerto Rico’s private hospitals to support COVID-19 emergency-related expenses through the CARES Act Private Hospitals Assistance Program. “This multi-million-dollar distribution of funds, which began during the first week of June 2020, represents an important step forward in the response to the emergency caused by COVID-19,” […]
The government has authorized $49.5 million in funding to assist Puerto Rico’s private hospitals reimburse expenses related to the COVID-19 emergency. Gov. Wanda Vázquez said the funding comes from the Private Hospital Assistance Program, included in the Strategic Disbursement Plan under the CARES Act. “We recognize the challenges that our hospital institutions have had due […]
California-based Health Gorilla announced that four new healthcare partners have adopted its technology platform to advance clinical interoperability efforts in Puerto Rico. The solution enables the participating health care ecosystem – patients, payers, providers, digital health solutions, and labs – to seamlessly share health data and aggregate each patient’s entire clinical history in one place. […]
Puerto Rico hospitals show, in general, higher readmission and mortality rates than their peers in the U.S. mainland, as well as longer emergency room stays for patient, a study by San Juan-based V2A Consulting firm. In general, Puerto Rico hospitals score lower than the national average in quality metrics, based on reports from the Centers […]
Direct Relief, which for the past eight years has been supporting a network of nonprofit community health centers in Puerto Rico, delivered $21 million in medicines and medical products to the island over the weekend, the company confirmed.
The Medical Tourism Corporation announced the start of operations for its new referral and handling center for visiting patients, one of the main objectives of its strategic plan.
After a $10 million investment, Metro Pavía Health System has become the private hospital network with the highest number of medical tourism certifications in Puerto Rico, company executives said.
Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi re-introduced legislation Tuesday to make hospitals in Puerto Rico eligible to receive bonus payments under Medicare for becoming users of electronic health records, or e-records.
Tennessee-based Healthcare Management Systems Inc. is significantly expanding its presence in the Puerto Rico market with the establishment of a new office in San Juan to continue building on its relationship with the University of Puerto Rico Hospital and other medical facilities, company officials said Tuesday.
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